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Huang Chao黄巢

TangHistory

Leader of the rebel army, captured the capital, harmed Yu Cong.

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DIRECT FIGURES
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RELATION RECORDS
17
SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Huang Chao, and the people around them.

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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

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THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

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  1. Official history

    Old Book of Tang

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    12 relations17 verified quotations
    • Li Keyong→ defeat →Huang Chao
    • Huang Chao→ enter pass →Emperor Xizong of Tang
    • Gao Pian→ defeat →Huang Chao
    • Huang Chao→ feign surrender →Gao Pian
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    1. 李克用率励骁雄，整齐金革

      讨伐黄巢 · Old Book of Tang, 僖宗本纪下

    2. 李克用击败之

      defeat · Old Book of Tang, 僖宗本纪下

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  2. Official history

    New Book of Tang

    35 profile notes
    13 relations17 verified quotations
    • Li Keyong→ defeat →Huang Chao
    • Huang Chao→ enter pass →Emperor Xizong of Tang
    • Wang Chongrong→ battle →Huang Chao
    • Zheng Tian→ battle →Huang Chao
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    1. 李克用及黄巢战于零口，败之。

      battle · New Book of Tang, 懿宗僖宗本纪

    2. 与贼战梁田坡，败之

      battle · New Book of Tang, 沙陀传

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Where the histories differ

Discrepancy in the background of Shi Pu's campaign against Huang Chao

  • histories differThe background of Shi Pu's raising troops to attack Huang Chao

    Regarding the background of Shi Pu's raising troops to attack Huang Chao, the two Tang histories differ. The Old Book of Tang, Biographies of Wang Chongrong, Wang Chucun, Zhuge Shuang, Gao Pian, Shi Pu, and Zhu Xuan, records that the court issued an edict to summon troops: "Shi Pu, a man of Pengcheng, was a minor general of Xu. When Huang Chao occupied Chang'an, an edict was issued summoning troops from all over the empire to attack him. In the second year of Zhonghe, Zhi Xiang, the military governor of Wuning, sent Pu and Deputy General Chen Fan to lead five thousand troops to the rescue." The New Book of Tang, Biographies of Yang, Shi, Zhu, and Sun, does not mention the "edict summoning troops," but only records: "Shi Pu, a man of Pengcheng, Xu. He was a minor general of the prefecture. When Huang Chao threw the capital into chaos, the military governor Zhi Xiang sent Pu and Chen Fan to lead five thousand troops to attack in the west."

Relationship network

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Huang ChaoHuang ChaoLi KeyongLi KeyongEmperor Xizong of TangEmperor Xizong of TangGao PianGao PianWang ChongrongWang ChongrongZheng TianZheng TianTian LingziTian LingziLu XieLu XieZhu MeiZhu MeiWang HuiWang HuiQin ZongquanQin ZongquanWang FanShi PuWang Xianzhi
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Sources: New Book of Tang, 二李传; Old Book of Tang, 于休烈令狐峘归崇敬奚陟张荐蒋乂柳登沈传师传; New Book of Tang, 二王诸葛李孟传; Old Book of Tang, 令狐楚牛僧孺萧俛李石传; New Book of Tang, 于志宁曾孙 休烈四世孙 敖附 庞严五世孙 琮高冯张行成族子 易之 昌宗传; Old Book of Tang, 僖宗本纪下; New Book of Tang, 卓行传; Old Book of Tang, 回纥传

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